The staff writers at LetsGoSharks.com submit
their league rankings each week, and we average submissions for each team. Here
are the LGS NHL Power Rankings for this week:
| Rank |
Rank Last Week |
Team |
Record |
Last 10 |
The Skinny |
| 1 |
1 |
 |
28-4-4 |
7-0-3 |
Like Santa’s sleigh, on cruise
control |
| 2 |
3 |
 |
25-6-6 |
10-0-0 |
11 game win streak speaks for itself.
Brent Burns chose wisely |
| 3 |
2 |
 |
23-8-6 |
7-3-0 |
Lots of rumors of trades in Toronto, but
the Leafs keep winning |
| 4 |
3 |
 |
23-11-1 |
8-2-0 |
11-3 for December, why did Detroit give
them trouble? |
| 5 |
7 |
 |
23-9-6 |
7-2-1 |
How did the Stars get young and fast all
of a sudden? |
| 6 |
9 |
 |
25-12-2 |
5-4-1 |
They’re good but that edge at home
from the first couple years is missing |
| 7 |
12 |
 |
21-13-5 |
8-1-1 |
Caps look inspired after Ovi passed
Gordie Howe’s 802 |
| 8 |
5 |
 |
20-12-6 |
7-2-1 |
Skating on cruise control. Rags need to
turn it on before this season of promise gets away from them. |
| 9 |
10 |
 |
21-13-2 |
8-2-0 |
That Mason Shaw could be the NHL's
suspension leader for years to come, with the way he plays. |
| 10 |
13 |
 |
21-13-6 |
6-2-2 |
The Kings make a move after a solid
December. |
| 11 |
8 |
 |
19-11-6 |
5-3-2 |
The Pens are mired in a mediocre couple
of weeks. |
| 12 |
11 |
 |
23-13-1 |
5-5-0 |
A .500 record over their last 10 seems
the Jets slip a spot. |
| 13 |
17 |
 |
18-15-2 |
7-2-1 |
For the first time in a long while,
it’s January and the Sabres are still worth watching. |
| 14 |
16 |
 |
19-13-3 |
6-3-1 |
Don't look now, but the Avalanche are
slowly starting to put it together. |
| 15 |
6 |
 |
23-11-3 |
2-6-2 |
Never mind the tough schedule, the
“Fire Lindy” folks are restless after a 3-10 December |
| 16 |
20 |
 |
18-13-7 |
5-2-3 |
The January schedule should help them,
but they still need to score more goals against teams not called
“Sharks” |
| 17 |
18 |
 |
21-15-2 |
4-4-2 |
Mid-pack team, playing like a mid-pack
team. |
| 18 |
14 |
 |
19-12-4 |
4-5-1 |
The hot start in December cooled off
considerably. |
| 19 |
15 |
 |
20-16-2 |
4-4-2 |
Losses to Vancouver, Calgary and Winnipeg
not really building any confidence in this squad. |
| 20 |
22 |
 |
17-17-3 |
5-2-3 |
Still not proving to anyone that they are
a real Stanley Cup contender this season. |
| 21 |
21 |
 |
17-17-3 |
6-3-1 |
The win one, lose one ups and downs had
us thinking they might start to show signs of life. That may have been
premature. |
| 22 |
24 |
 |
16-12-7 |
3-5-2 |
The wings move up slightly after wins
against Tampa, Pitssburgh and Ottawa. |
| 23 |
26 |
 |
15-14-6 |
3-3-4 |
One again off again isn't going to help
this team get out of the bottom third. |
| 24 |
23 |
 |
16-17-3 |
5-5-0 |
No consistency with the Canucks, even
though they may be better than most of the bottom feeders in teh league. |
| 25 |
19 |
 |
16-18-4 |
3-7-0 |
The Panthers lost 4 out of their last 5
games to close out the year, so they slip 6 spots. |
| 26 |
27 |
 |
13-17-7 |
4-4-2 |
The Flyers came to San Jose with an 0-7
record in overtime games. They left with a 1-7 record. Seems like the Sharks
are always good for breaking other teams' streaks of this nature. |
| 27 |
25 |
 |
15-19-3 |
2-7-1 |
Positioned nicely to add Connor Bedard to
a roster briming with young talent. |
| 28 |
29 |
 |
13-17-5 |
5-4-1 |
The Coyotes win 3 of their last 4 in the
final week of the year, but they need to show more consistency if anyone is
going to take them seriously. |
| 29 |
28 |
 |
12-20-7 |
4-4-2 |
Bad efforts at home are no way to sell
either tickets or horrible reverse retro jerseys |
| 30 |
30 |
 |
11-22-2 |
3-7-0 |
Hope Johhny Hockey is enjoying that
money, because winning isn't part of the deal. |
| 31 |
31 |
 |
10-23-4 |
3-6-1 |
The only question that remains for the
Ducks this season is if they're going to make a real run at Bedard. |
| 32 |
32 |
 |
8-24-4 |
1-9-0 |
Remember when the Blackhawks won 3 Cups
not too long ago? |
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